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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-22

212 pound shot She was so big that you
could have crawled inside her and had plenty
of room TO spare. Capt Stockton stood
nearest the gun, and the cabinet officers,
some senators and few ladies were not far
away. The secretary OF war walked off be-
fore the gun was fired. Capt Stockton called
out, Stand clear Of the gum and then she
was fired. There was an awful explosion, a
cloud Of smoke and loud scream from the
wounded. When the smoke cleared away
every one could see that the top Of the gun
was blown of from trunBions to breech, and
two dozen people were lying on deck. Capt.
Stockton was hurt, but he jumped TO his feet
ard mounted the gun carriage TO see the
damage. There lay Col. Gardner with both
legs and both arms gone, Mr. Maxey with an
arm missing, Mr.. Gilmer with his skull
crushed, Mr.. Upshur with one leg blown off,
Capt Kennon with his watch blown clear
through his body, and still running, so they
said; the presidents servant, wounded so that
he died soon after, and ever so many more
hurt with pieces Of the gun or shocked by the
conclusion. Senator Benton was hurt little
and scared good deal, and Senator Wood
bury's daughter had her pretty face splashed
with the blood Of the injured. One lady's
headdress was singed with hot piece Of the
gun. Senator Phelps hat was blown off and
almost everybody on deck was knocked down.
THE SCENE ON DECK
"The ladies below deck didn't know what
had happened, and before they came up flags
and canvas were thrown over the dead bod
senator said to the president, You've
st two of your cabinet and Mr.. Tyler
ourst right out crying. When the news
spread everybody rushed on deck Capt Ken
mons wife wouldn't be satisfied until she had
lifted the canvas and looked at her husbands
oody. Mrs. Gilmer sat on deck with dry
eyes, moaning and saying it couldn't be true
that her husband was dead. There was no
nerrymakng on the way back, except that
some of the sailors broke in and drank up
what was left of the champagne. One fellow,
they said, tried to steal Kennons watch after
1t had gone through the poor captains body
"After the accident the Princeton looked as
IL she'd been in action. There was blood and
bits of flesh all about the place where the gun
exploded; the bulwarks were carried away;
the rigging was tangled, and one Of the yards
was cut clean through by big chunk Of the
gua, that flew up and went half through the
deCx when it came down. That piece weighed
over 700 pounds, and there was more than
l,6OO pounds Of metal blown off the gun.
When we landed the dead bodies were taken
10 the White House. Capt. Stockton was
dreadfully cut up about the accident, as the
Princeton and her guns were his pets The
court of inquiry cleared him of blame, but he
never got over it, even after he was made a
commodore. st. Georges Del) Cor. Phil
adelphia Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-22

Bats are often regarded with as much kor-
ror as snakes; the wheeling flight of the little
creatures in the twilight, their dusky forms,
shroud like wings and fiery eyes seem to
league them with the supernatural; but they
are generally not only harmless, but useful.
They are scourge to insects of every kind,
from the mosquito upward, and some of the
American Indians use them as food. The big
fruit bats of the Indian peninsula are consid-
cred as great luxuries by the natives.
A bat measuring two feet from tip to tip
must be formidable looking thing to en-
counter, and this is the size of the fruit eat
ing bats of the Amazon, to which the name
of vampire" is often given; but even these
are harmless. There Is, however, smaller
species in South America which does suck
the blood of many animals, including human
beings.
The mischief does not consist in the guam
tity of blood distracted by the bat itself, but
in the far greater flow from the triangular
puncture after the withdrawal Of the aggres-
sor. 1t has been objected by obstinate unbe-
levers that no one has ever seen the wound
inflicted; but, considering that the bat only
bites in darkness, the proof upon which these
skeptics insist is not easily obtainable.
The curious feature in the bats bite, says
a recent traveller, is that it is hardly ever felt,
even when the person attacked is awake
myself had remarkable illustration of
this, and stood with man who was remark
ing that lie could not understand how people
always got so unaccountably bitten, though
whilst he was actually making this remark,
in the dusk, bat was sucking one of his toes,
as was evidenced by the bat being seen by
me and himself to flutter away, whilst the
mans toe, to his great surprise, was found to
be bleeding severely.-Youth'sC Companion.
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WHAT LINEMEN SEE.
CURIOUS PEEPS INTO SECOND
STORY WINDOWS.

Tie Jacks o. the Wires Who Fit Among
the PoIes-What Was Seen by u Hus-
band Up Pole-The Man with
Club.
If Peeping Tom had lived in modern days
he would have come to New York and been q
lineman. ineman is q man who has the
privilege of climbing up poles and looking in
at everybody's windows at any hour of the
day or night. The linemen are the property
Of the telegraph, telephone, electric light and
other companies that pre-empt the atmosphere
for their business, as other people buy land
for factories There are several hundred Of
them in New York and vicinity.
These are some other things that different
linemen allege they have seen in the course of
their professional careers:
A husband lying in bed while his wife built
the fire.
A young man kissing girl behind her ia
theirs back.
Biddy from the kitchen trying on the
misslls' dresses.
A sick girl nursing rosebush on tene-
ment window sill.
Two countrymen being feeced at brace
game Of poker.
Two girls making shirts for twenty mine
cents a day apiece.
A young man calling on his girl and trying
to economic gas.
A cat jumping on canary's cage Qineman
yelled and bird was saved.
A cat just about to bs hit by an empty
bottle coming from an upper window.
A father, mother and four children making
meal off Of boiled soup bone and three po-
tatoes.
A pitcher of water on its way down to
serenader who was playing "Sweet Violets"
on guitar.
A baby pulling a dogs tail, and three cats
keeping watch over the body of an old woman
who had starved to death in a garrett
ave never pay much attention to things
we see from up the poles" said telephone
lineman who called himself Smith, yesterday.
THAT is, as general thing. Sometimes it's
different
"One thing we telephone linemen see pretty
often is man with club. We generally
see him on the roofs. Jim over there with
his arm in the sling is the last one that see
that particular ghost walk. He had Just got
line over the roof of big banker that lives
up on Forty fifth street, and has been fighting
the telephone company for six months He
bad got up as being a caller on the butler,
who had room in the attic, and he was just
wondering whether he had better go down
the same way, when Mr.. Bankers head came
up through the scuttle. Time was short and
the stick the banker had was long 1t was
seventeen feet down to the next root, but Jim
jumped it. The people thought an earth
quake or something had landed on their roof,
but Jim told them he had only fell from
passing balloon, and slipped down to the
street before they had time to ask him any,
thing about who was to pay for mending the
roof"
Curious, however, and interesting as are
the things seen by linemen in the houses cs
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Where the HeirIooms Come From.

One of the largest dealers In old furniture
and bric-a-brac in New York city told me the
other day that the principal parts of his sales
were with the Long Island farmers "You
don't tell me-" said l, shat those hardhanded
tillers Of the soil have taste for this sort of
thingp II don't, indeed" he replied; there
Is nothing they)care less about, but they keep
q constant supply on hand to sell as heir
looms, with which they are very 10th to part:
and the fun of it is, he added, that they often
get bigger prices than we would dare to ask,
and for furniture in very bad state of re-
pair, too. All we sell out of our place is put
In perfect order, and at a very large ex-
pense, while these old rascals get just as good
q price for theirs in the last stages of dilapi-
iation. New York Letter.
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Why don't speak to herr Afraid? Oh, no;
Crowned queen, with royal diamonds on her
brow,
Since we were friends She might not know
me now.
For when / saw her last her loose, dark hair
Blew in the wind, her cheek was round and
warm
Beside the farm gate bars she waited, where
The cows came in, a milk pail on her arm.
Oh, yes-no doubt she may have heard of me
In print and elsewhere since Fame travels
fast.
But, then, was her plowboy lover-seef
Perhaps It's safest to ignore the past.
Madeline S. Bridges in Frank Leslie'a
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Thoroughly Polite.

Peabody Jamison is one of the most cour-
Seous men on the road, and he can be polite
under very trying circumstances The other
day while he was riding in Clark street car,
lady burdened with much more than her
Ihare of avoirdupois entered Peabody was
on his feet in an instant, but the space he
left was, comparatively speaking, woefully
small.
II am very much obliged to YOU" said the
lady, as she balanced herself on the edge Of
the seat.
"Don't mention It," replied Peabody gal.
antly. ~ am only sorry there isn't more Of
t."-Merchant Traveller.
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ST0NE STORE of foar rooms on Commerce
- street. 40
TWO FURNILHED rooms to rent; suitable
Il Tor man and wife as light housekeeping
(jD
A NEW FIFTEEN ROOM HOUSE in center of
n city, finely finished and the most desira-
pie location in the city for tirst-class board
ing house. 40
office. c3g
Beautiful frame cottage of five rooms, hail.
galleries, etc, Also a small rock house in
same lot, only five minutes walk from post-Of-
nee. 40
House of rooms hall and galleries; two
minutes walk from pOstOfice: good water.
street. 1871
C8 Store on East Houston street, suitable
Tor dry goods business.
Five room rock house. large front yard. well
shaded, hJ drant water, rooms, for store
rooms or servants. (ZB
Rock house of rooms large yard on Losoyo
street. a
Fine rock house of rooms, near Mission
garden, cheap. a
One of the most desrale stores on Com
Only S65. a month. Q3
: ACRES, ALL FENCED, with ditch and wind
- mill, seven room house and stable. C5O
Rock house of I rooms, both hall and CALLER
les, stable. and yard full of fine shrubbery, a
beautiful location on San Pedro avenue, C26)
Five room neat cottage near High
school, convenient to street car line. GU
House of six rooms and hall, hydrant
water, beautifully situated on Gov
eminent hill and convenient to street car
| line. (}0
House of FIVE rooms near the l. & G. n. r.
| X. depot. cS3J
House of three rooms on Live Oak street.
Hydrant water; large yard. 81
One large. well furnished front room and
one unfinished room. Apply 81 Acequia
treet. (i3)
Rock house of rooms on Austin stree ct
street cars running past the house. (22l
Frame house rooms 2 halls gallery large
| yard city water, near Alamo plaza. 81
Four room house on San Pedro avenue.
| Price $H. 800
Fine ranch of $40 acres, II miles from the
| city, splendid ranch for stOckmen, cheap
| good fence and plenty of water.
A stock ranch Of $40 acres, II miles from
the city, fine grass and plenty of water. AZ
Hambleton, Hadley G. Co
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A Suggestion for the Poets,

Celia Thaxter writes all her poetry between
and o'clock in the morning. 1t would be
good thing if some other poets would follow
aer example. The habit would insure their
being up in time to do an honest days work,
nyhow.-Somerville journal.
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a GA r ID.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions Of youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss Of manhood. &c, will send recipe
that will cure you FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary in South
America. Send self-addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH T. INMAN. Station d. NetD York Citn
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The American woman,s Gait.

Why is it that so few American women
walk well, you wonder. Is it lacing or bustles
or what that spoils their gait And as you
ldy this problem another presents r.
40 b C0nspsued.l
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The English and American schools of arch
zoology at Athens stand side by side and are
inclosed by single wall English students
are given the use of the American library
until their books shall arrive.
A CHANGE OF FORTUNE.
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Boobies that are ot f' ftdu5 pG'Zif wish
Windy Collie, Teething Pains, or
Stomach Disorders, can be relieved
at once by using Acker's Baby Soother.
1t contains no Opium or Morphine,
hence is safe. Price rs cents. Sold by
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For Sale.
Lots on Government Hill.
Lots on Dignowity Hill.
Lots on Prospect Hill.
Lots on TObn Hill.
Lots near Arkansas Pass depot.
Lots near Sunset depot.
Lots near International depot. 9-l2-tf
HAMILTON HADLEY & co.
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HOUSE OF FIVE ROOMS, all ceilcd inside.
i L stable and laundry, hydrant water, two
blocks from street car line and one block from
school house: price, 81 200. 800
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NEW THREE ROOM HOUSE nicely finished,
~ large lot and in good location, half block
from street care line. go
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S. g. A. p. Railroad.
DEPARTURES.

Leave San Antonio for Corpus
Christi, Houston and Galveston at..ll 100 a. m.
Leave San Antonio for Kerrville 90. 500 a. IN.
ARRIVALS.
From Galveston, Houston and Cor
pus Christi at......................5 :O p. IN
From KerrvIllc at................,...lO:Oo Il. m
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SCIRRHUS CANCER.

The Embellishments have received Of s. s. s
leads acknowledge Its virtues and recommend TO all
who arc suffering with humors. A year ago this July 1
the company in Atlanta Ca concerning
that had troubled two three years past which
had increasing I'm size and redness quite rapidly for
months preceding that letter. had heard OF the
wonderful swifts Specific. and resolved try It,
commenced taking It in April My general health
much improved yet the cancer. which I'm breast
continued grow slowly, but surely. When wrote in
July last received treatise blood and skin diseases
with advice keep up the S. s. 8. did The bunch
grew and became quite heavy also dark and angry
looking until the middle OF December when felt that
either have IL die. But, contrary 10 all
expectations commenced little bloody substance,
and week seemed break, making large opening
and dschargng quantities OF almost black thick blood IL
continued 10 discharge less and less healing around the
edges until February when entirely healed up and
well took twenty six bottles Of the g. s. and feel that
owe my ife 20 is virtues My case wonder and mira
Gle ali in and about this community. wish could tell
everybody the benefits received and induce all who
suffer from TO Swfts Specific. twenty-five
years DID, and health Is improved that feel better
than l have for
July I3 1871
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A FRAME HOUSE of seven rooms, bearly
~ new, fine yard with hydrant and cistern
water, half block from street ear line and only
FIVE minutes walk from Main plaza, a fine hot
house complete. al Included at $1,000; one
half cash. (S3
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A desirable building lot near |. Il G. n. rail
road depot, cheap. go
A fine building lot on Alazan ditch. short
distance from |. q G. N. railroad depot. (55)
CNRAME HOUSE of four large rooms, hall
L and two galleries, lot 2Ox4O Varas and well
fenced; fine cistern water. ~
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A FINE BUSINESS PROPERTY on Market
~ street, only $1,000 This is a bargain in
the way of good solid investment as il is
paying good interest at present on above
amount q
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Business Chances.


FOR RENT:
-HambletOn, Hadley & Co. advertise houses
stores rooms or farms to rent free of charge
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Train Time Changes.
The following changes in the arrival and
departure of trains on the lntcrnationAl ara
Great Northern and Southern Pacific Railroad
will take place next Sunday.
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FOR SALE:

DOCK HOUSE of ten rooms stable, a very
N large lot with river front and good shade,
three blocks from court house Price $3.50, CE2
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ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED acres on the
~ Medina river, twelve miles from city all
fenced, 100 acres in cultivation gOOd grass
and timber, three good houses, blacksmith
shop and large barn, three-fOurths mile river
front, fine Pecan bottom, good tanks. Oil
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-21

For lame back, side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price Is cents.
Sold by DR.. Vanderhule
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Resolution,
A Resolution for the Construction of $ 81

A Resolution for the CONSTRUCTION of s. side
walk on the north side of Fifth street be
tween Maple and Spruce streets.
BE it Resolved by the Mage. and Council of
the City of Yankton
Section l. That 1t is, and is hereby. declared
be constructed in the SAID City of Yankton,
to-wit: On the north side of Fifth street be-
tween Maple and Spruce sire ets, in front of
lots 2. y, 8 land 10, block 4a. IL Mobiles additions
&c.,. z, Thar saiu sidewalk shall be six feet
wide, tho outer edge thereof to be laid ten feet
and the said sidewalk shaii be con-
struoted of wood and in all respects in
a~ccof lance with the requirements of ne ordi-
nances # he city. ana plans and specifications
to be prepared by the city engineer, and APP
proved by the mayor and council. The said
Aforesaid lots, situated on q corner, made by
the intersection of two streets, shall he eI-
tended to the curb line of the crossing street.
or SO as to meet and connect with any aide-
walks new laid down, or that may he laid down
hereafter, upon such crossing streets.
the Aforesaid improvements shall be betrayed
BY special tax, to be levied upon the aforesaid
lots, or pRrtn of lots, bounding or abutting OF
the same. in proportion TO the feet front of
said iots or parts of lots 20 ~abppnding or abut-
ting.
Sec. 4. That said sidewalk may be laid on
an approximate grade to conform to tho sur
face of the ground, as designated in the said
plans and specifications to be prepared by tho
city engineer.
Sec. 8. That this resolution shall be pub
lished for tonr consecutive weeks In the official
Newspaper of the city.
Adopted November 7th, 1881.
JAMEs HI NasBURf, City Clerk.
Approved this 9Th day Of November 1887.
JAMES a. TELLER, Mayor.
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Yankton Savings Bank.
Capital, $3.50 O

J .E4AL BLANK CATALOGUE NOR 1857.
N The Press and HDakotaias3 LNanl Hia, i
Gs6slogne Tor 1887 is now ready fer deliver
Fi,at .areo 70 axv sdarssz on ardioatea.
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patches of last night q dispatch dated
from Milwaukee that appears below.
As every u no doubt remembers the
testimony of this Shepard restaurant
cook on the former trial, and how clear
ly il left the alibi several minutes in the
distance. will LAUGH at the report now
tosseG at the county. IL vas not even
considered at the time ~ valuable eng
robnration OF alibi evidence. This lie the
wey it comes:
MilWaukee, Nov. l9-The cook OF I'll
juneau club, of this city, says he can
prove On alibi for John. Arensdorf. now
on Q trial ct Sioux City, To-, for the
murder of George @ Hsddock. he said
be was cook in the Shepard restaurant
at Sioux City at the time of the murder,
aud on the night of the tragedy he serv.
ed ArensdoIf end sofne ~compspions with
supper He y y that When the fatal
shot was fired ArepsdOrf was throwing
dice for drinks at the bar of the restsu-
rant.
II IVES q field day yesterday in the
point of attendance. At the opening OF
court the benches were full, From that
on every seat was packed with sardine
stiffne and standing opportunities had
to be accepted. Mrs Arepsdorf and
Mrs. Leader still OCCUPY positions Just
Immediately in the rear OF the defend
ant. Arensdorf takes an Increased in
terest ia the proceedings and during
yesterday counseled IN whispers with bis
attorneys quite frequently. He has lost
. great deal of that self composure and
stoical look on the former case. There
is q continual Y strain of anxiety
now prominently noticeable in. his fea-
lures. Leader takes in the PROCEEDINGS
with the air OF q man thoroughly con-
scioBs OF its importance to himselt.
Sherman is usually absent. Mupchrath
seldom is seen. Probably the testimony
of this week will interest them into
closer attention.
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%AREEsD0RF's TRIAL.

An all Day Cross Examination ofsths
Witness Leavltt-Other DevloI:-
ments.
Sioux City journal, Goth: Seldom in
the history Of criminal practice was
there such employment OF the art Of
cross examination MS was witnessed yes
terday in the district court. Argo took
hold OF the witnesB Leayitt at che OPEN
ing IN the mornlng--st 8 o'clock-And
until 4::50 in the afternoon q continuous
run of crafty ammunition Was poured ii
on 3 witness OF uneQualled GOODNESS and
self.controi. 1t was q gigantic fight OF
intellect and craft. Argo has few equals
as q criminal lawyer, and as q cross
.questioner he especially rakes in the
honors. Leavitt has studied for years
the n~onchaianoe of the actor. He has
lived under it's fictitious influence since
bo3hood. Temptation to anger, entice-
ment 20 vivacity, redundancy of speech
or nnguarded language were paved with
the skill OF an artistic tacticisn
All day the contests went on.
The salient point in view was
impeachment. The lawyer took up the
confession made ID Chicago, and after q
tenacious fight with the rules of the
court finally succeeded in making of
record the inconslstencies and bold con-
trsdictions in the accommodating evidence.
One thing runs against Le2vitt's force
or usefulness M q witness and shat is
his confession az to minor details. For
instance: He had formerly testified to
having met Arepsdorf between 10 and III
the day after the murder. Again he
t~estifies to not having got out Of bed the
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-21

Or Black Leprosy, Is a disease which is considered
incurable, but 1t has yielded to the curative proper.
world as S. s. s. Mrs. Bailey, OF West Somcrytiie.
Mass, near Boston, was attacked several years ago
with this hideous black eruption, and was treated 81
disease was o species OF